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Matt Bloom is an emeritus professor at the Notre Dame’s Mendoza College of Business and co-founder of ritual.io, a well-being app. He previously was a research professor at Notre Dame and the director of the Wellbeing at Work Program. His book, Flourishing in Ministry: How to Cultivate Clergy Wellbeing (Rowman & Littlefield, 2019), is available at Amazon.
Matt Bloom, principal investigator for the Flourishing in Ministry research initiative, says a good fit between pastor and congregation is essential for pastoral effectiveness and…
Matt and Kim Bloom, principal researchers with the Flourishing in Ministry research initiative, explain why clergy are at risk of burnout. Their research has found…
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